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看来

kàn lai

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word Traditional 看來

看来 (kàn lai) means "it seems, apparently". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 看来 means

1. apparently
2. it seems that

The characters in 看来

• 看kànto see; to look at; to read; to watch
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

Example sentences

• 她看来有钱。
  She seems rich.
• 那看来很好。
  That feels good.
• 看来他很好。
  It seems that he is fine.
• 汤姆看来难缠。
  Tāngmǔ kànlai nánchán.
  Tom seems tough.
• 汤姆看来随和。
  Tāngmǔ kànlai suíhé.
  Tom seems to be easygoing.
• 草地看来不错。
  The grass looks nice.

Words containing 看来

• 由此看来yóu cǐ kàn láithereby; judging from this
• 在我看来zài wǒ kàn láiin my opinion

Where 看来 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Thinking, Reasoning & Memory (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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